Trailer – Drive
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks Year: 2011 Action movies aren’t my thing. I understand that they’re produced to sell tickets, not create art, but…
Review – Annie
Director: John HustonStarring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol BurnettYear: 1982 Once in a very great while a movie comes along and knocks you off your feet. Maybe you didn’t know…
Trailer – The Sitter
Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jonah Hill, Max Records, Sam Rockwell Year: 2011 I think Jonah Hill (Superbad, Cyrus) is funny, don’t get me wrong. But I’ve seen Adventures In…
Movie Review – The Pistol
Director: Frank C. SchroderStarring: Adam Guier, Nick Benedict, Murrell GarlandYear: 1991 As a kid, I was taught to love basketball. My dad had coached high school teams, he had coached…
Trailer – Tower Heist
Director: Brett Ratner Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda Year: 2011 I’m not sure why I want to see this movie, but I do. Maybe it’s because…
Movie Review – The Way Back
Director: Peter WeirStarring: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin FerrellYear: 2010 Peter Weir is one of the best directors you’ve never heard of. His films include Witness, Dead Poet’s Society, The…
Trailer – Margin Call
Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Simon Baker Year: 2011 It’s difficult enough to create a dramatic film based on dramatic events. But it’s harder still…
Movie Review – Public Enemies
Director: Michael MannStarring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion CotillardYear: 2009 In a classic Friends episode, Rachel attempts to make a traditional English trifle for dessert. It starts out great, with…
Trailer – The Guard
Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham Year: 2011 I almost wrote this film off before seeing the trailer. I thought it would just be the…
Movie Review – Catfish
Director: Ariel SchulmanStarring: Yaniv Schulman, Angela Wesselman Year: 2010 Here’s a riddle; when is a documentary not a documentary? The answer may be too simple to explain Catfish, a twisted…